Talisha Reupena
Bio
Lover of painting pictures with words
Stories (2/0)
Pushing Forward
A wave of grief hit our family like a ton of bricks a little over a year ago, my brother in-law was murdered on one of the busiest highways in California in broad daylight. We have yet to find answers but even if we did, even if we got them, it still wouldn't bring him back. The loss of him was one of mass proportions. This alone would have been enough to make our world crumble. He was everyone's favorite. I've known him since he was a baby. He was a kind soul, sweet and protective. But with no other choice, we picked up the pieces of our shattered hearts and tried to keep it pushing. The silence in the room as we sit together as a family gets heavy. The things that aren't said weigh a ton. But the one thing I can truly say is I still feel him near. I still see him in all the small details of our every day lives.
By Talisha Reupena 3 years ago in Families
Heart and Home
It wasn't until I got older and had grown in wisdom that I came to know what 'home' really meant for me. Growing up my parents set out to provide a place that was filled with love, protection and stability. I always thought that home meant the place you grew up in, the house you get dropped off by your friend's mom after a play date. The one you run back to after playing for hours and hours after school. I thought it was like what you see in the movies. Your childhood home that you come back to visit as an adult. A place your parents find and call their forever home, the one you have all your firsts in, the one you do all your growing up and learning in. The one you drive away from as you set off for college and spread your wings only to come back to on holiday breaks. But that fairy tale of a home wasn't anything I would see or know. It never is like the movies portray it to be. Maybe for some but for me it came in the form of the safety and serenity my siblings and I created for ourselves.
By Talisha Reupena 3 years ago in Families